Beaten leadership aspirant intends to remain a Liberal 'at this stage'

Failed Liberal leadership candidate Nick McBride says he was “strongly” hoping to be included on David Speirs’ frontbench after facing off in a ballot last week, but insists he intends to remain in the party “at this stage”.

Calls for clarity as new rules, border uncertainty smashes regional tourism

New “speed-bump” rules for SA arrivals and a “wait-and-see” approach on border closures are driving a spate of cancellations that are crippling tourism operations in regional SA, with a Government MP demanding the Premier commits to keeping borders open for Christmas.

Nick McBride (right) with Premier Steven Marshall.

South East MP to remain a Liberal

State Liberal MP Nick McBride has declared he will not quit the Liberal Party after a week weighing up a move to the crossbench.

NO EXIT: Lib MP rethinks retirement as Marshall warns rebel McBride

EXCLUSIVE | First-term Liberal MP Dan Cregan has backflipped on his shock decision to quit parliament, as Premier Steven Marshall insists there has been no return of the factional wars that bedevilled the party in recent decades.

'We’ll have another 16 years of Opposition': Lib split looms

Local Liberals have urged maverick Marshall Government backbencher Nick McBride not to jettison the party amid claims other “unhappy” MPs are considering their own future, as tensions over border closures reach boiling point.

Travel exemptions to be fast-tracked as rebel MP breaks ranks

SA Health will be forced to fast-track travel exemption requests under new laws before parliament, after a Liberal backbencher last night voted against the Marshall Government’s bid to extend the state’s emergency COVID powers into next year.

'Gobsmacking... travesty': Liberal MP unleashes on own party's handling of the shutdown

A Liberal MP has broken ranks to lash his Government’s handling of the statewide lockdown, slamming the decision to “pinpoint all of their mistakes on one person”, as South Australia’s Small Business Commissioner demands an independent review and the Adelaide Central Market Authority seeks legal advice about whether traders should be compensated.